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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 23h

NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 6d

AND we're looking for a Research Associate to engage in rapid-response analysis for state and federal policy development. american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...

Research Associate - PEER Center

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 6d

We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to conduct and manage long-term research projects for PEER, working with state and federal administrative data. american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...

Senior Research Associate - PEER Center

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 6d

🚨The PEER Center is hiring! We currently have two positions posted (details below). We're a #highered research center (led by @srcellini.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social) focused on generating actionable research for state, federal policy. Put your data skills to work for an important purpose!

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Most college graduates remain in-state after they complete -- even more among community college graduates -- and tend to move to higher-cost (and typically higher-wage) areas, particularly for grads of highly selective schools. www.american.edu/spa/peer/ear...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 20d

📣 @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event TOMORROW, Sept. 18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

REGISTRATION: PEER Center Virtual Event on Reconciliation

Earlier this year, Congress passed a reconciliation law (a.k.a. the One Big Beautiful Bill) that will substantially reshape the higher education sector. The U.S. Department of Education is now moving…

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 23d

The typical borrower in four of the largest professional, half of the 30 largest master's programs will hit new graduate loan limits. @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social of @PEERresearch.bsky.social explained how an ROI-based approach to limits could have worked better. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Loan Caps Could Force Students Into Private Market

Multiple analyses show that in certain programs, like dentistry, as many as half of students may need to take out more debt than a new federal limit allows.

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 27d

ICYMI: @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event on 9/18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW from @PEERresearch.bsky.social: A Public Service Loan Forgiveness "study guide" to help you understand who qualifies for PSLF, who's applying, and what it means for policymakers. Check it out here! www.american.edu/spa/peer/pub...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2

As @usedgov.bsky.social implements a new #highered accountability law, @PEERResearch.bsky.social urged officials to:

➡️ Provide radically improved transparency
➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test
➡️ Release already-collected data

More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 29

This week, @PEERResearch.bsky.social submitted comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming regulatory process to implement the #highered reconciliation law -- including urging the Department to maintain strong accountability and transparency rules. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 27

The reconciliation law will fundamentally change the student loan landscape. As Congress considered it, @PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at what borrowers would owe on the new modified standard plan and the new (income-driven) Repayment Assistance Plan. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in #highered. Check out peer-center.org and give us a follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/post... to learn more about our work!

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tuition caps or freezes in #highered are supposed to lower costs for students -- but a @PEERResearch.bsky.social brief by scholars Lois Miller and Minseon Park explains why that's not always the case. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 18

As new grad. loan limits take effect, @PEERResearch.bsky.social dug into the data:

➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing

➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings

➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs

www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...

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American University School of Public Affairs @au-spa.bsky.social · Aug 13

Federal loans for graduate school are being capped by the "Big Beautiful Bill". SPA Prof. and @peerresearch.bsky.social co-director @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social fears many won't be able to pursue graduate education as a result. Read: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/b... #SPAintheMedia

Colleges and universities in Mass. embraced graduate education. That may be a problem now. - The Boston Globe

Universities that rely on advanced degrees as a lucrative — and in some cases, essential — source of revenue are preparing to bear the consequences.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Clare McCann @claremccann.bsky.social · Aug 12

Excited to be at the @sheeoed.bsky.social conference on behalf of @peerresearch.bsky.social, catching up with old friends and learning more about all the #highered work happening in states across the country! Find me around the conference if you want to chat about PEER and our work!

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 7

This morning, PEER's @claremccann.bsky.social provided comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming rulemaking to implement reconciliation, pointing to this PEER Center report in arguing for strong gainful employment and transparency rules to complement the law: www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Aug 4

The recent reconciliation law requires short-term programs to pass a tuition-to-earnings test -- tuition charged must not exceed graduates' typical earnings, less 150 percent of the poverty level. @PEERResearch.bsky.social wrote about how that metric might work. www.american.edu/spa/peer/wor...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 31

@PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at the new income-driven repayment plan (RAP) in the reconciliation law, set to come online soon. Higher payments on the plan for the lowest-income borrowers will increase hardship among those living in poverty and increase defaults. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rev...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 29

@usedgov.bsky.social is planning a rulemaking on #highered accountability. Check out @peerresearch.bsky.social analysis of which programs fall short of the new reconciliation law's standards: www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl.... For researchers looking to get involved in the process, reach out to PEER!

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 17

PEER's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social spoke with @CalMatters.org about how recent changes to graduate #highered loan limits could affect California medical school students, who often borrow more (across medical school and annually) than the new limits will allow. calmatters.org/health/2025/...

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 16

@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social spoke with @mzinshteyn.bsky.social @CalMatters.org re lawmakers' recent changes to med-school loan limits, noting the shift will likely "make it less likely for some of those students to be able to pursue graduate degrees than they are now." calmatters.org/health/2025/...

Trump’s budget caps student loan debt. Why that’s bad news for California med students

Doctors regularly need to pay more than $300,000 for medical school, including tuition and housing. New regulations signed by President Donald Trump cap their federal borrowing at $200,000.

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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 15

The new #highered reconciliation law will extend Pell Grants to short-term programs -- just 8-15 weeks. The guardrails (minimum standards for job placement, completion rates, earnings) won't do enough to protect against low-quality programs. @srcellini.bsky.social www.american.edu/spa/peer/wor...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · Jul 14

Every Tuesday AM, @claremccann.bsky.social @peerresearch.bsky.social shares our weekly "What We're Tracking" newsletter -- chock-full of state and federal #highered news, policy, and analysis. Sign up today and you'll be in the know tomorrow! peer-center.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...